Floyd Wendell White

Floyd Wendell White, an 86-year-old resident of the Lowell community, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024 due to an extended illness. He was born on February 24, 1938, in Carrollton, Georgia, to the late Floyd Samuel “Pete” White and Eleanor Turner White.

Wendell graduated from Roopville High School in 1956. Upon graduation, he worked for a short time at Southwire in Carrollton. He decided to move to Atlanta and began working at employed the Square D. Company, where he worked his way up to production manager. It was at this time in his life that he met Ms. Louise, and they began to court one another. During this time in his life, the decided to join the military. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corp from 1960 until 1966. In 1974, Wendell moved back home to Lowell to take over the family business, White’s Grocery and operated it until 2005. He was also the founder and owner of White’s Bonding. He and his family became well-known and recognized faces in the Carroll County area. Wendell was Methodist by faith and always supported the Lowell Methodist Church. Although community involvement was important to Wendell, the most important part of his life was his family. He held his wife, sons, and grandchildren near and dear to his heart. He will be sorely missed by everyone that had the pleasure of calling him their friend.

Wendell leaves behind a loving family, including his wife of 64 years, Louise Duke White; children, Richard A. White, Kevin A. White, and Christopher A. White; siblings, Raeford White, Karen Mashburn and Debbie Johnson; grandchildren, Victoria Simoneaux, Thomas F. White, Benjamin White, Johnathan White, Katheryne White, Gabriela W. Alford, Samantha N. White, and Richard A. White II; 3 great-grandchildren; along with a number of nieces and nephews.

A funeral service to honor and celebrate Mr. Wendell’s life will be held on Friday, December 27, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Martin & Hightower Funeral Home with Rev. Ed McCrory officiating. Interment will follow at Lowell Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, December 26, 2024, from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

Condolence messages can be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

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